,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #chh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#cj1 #bjai,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,cotton7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,calling for the          
withdrawal of the ,united ,states from  
the ,open ,skies ,treaty1 and for other 
purposes4  ,whereas the ,department of  
,state has repeatedly assessed and      
documented in its annual report on      
,adherence to and ,compliance with ,arms
 ,control1 ,nonproliferation1 and       
,disarmament ,agreements and            
,commitments1 that ,russia is violating 
the ,treaty on ,open ,skies1 done at    
,helsinki ,march #bd1 #aiib1 and entered
 into force ,january #a1 #bjjb 7commonly
 known as the ,open ,skies ,treaty72    
,whereas1 in #bjae1 ,director of the    
,defense ,intelligence ,agency1         
,lieutenant ,general ,vincent ,r4       
,stewart1 testified to ,congress that   

the ,open ,skies construct was designed 
for a different era1 and in #bjaf1 that 
the treaty allows ,russia to get        
incredible foundational intelligence on 
critical infrastructure1 bases1 ports1  
all of our facilities and provides      
,russia with a significant advantage2   
,whereas1 in #bjaf1 the ,commander of   
the ,united ,states ,strategic ,command1
 ,admiral ,cecil ,haney1 testified to   
,congress that the ,open ,skies ,treaty 
gives ,russia a capability to be able to
 reconnoiter parts of our country and   
other nations2 ,whereas1 in #bjag1 the  
,chairman of the ,joint ,chiefs of      
,staff1 ,general ,joseph ,dunford1      
testified to ,congress that we don't    
believe the treaty should be in place if
 the ,russians aren't complying2        
,whereas the government of the ,russian 
,federation has recently used the ,open 
,skies ,treaty for surveillance of major
 ,american cities and infrastructure1   
including ,washington1 ,,dc1 and ,new   
,york ,city2 ,whereas the government of 

the ,russian ,federation has installed  
advanced digital technology for use in  
,open ,skies flights1 enhancing its     
surveillance and espionage capabilities2
 ,whereas the government of the ,russian
 ,federation has limited and at times   
outright denied access for surveillance 
flights by the ,united ,states and other
 countries2 ,whereas ,congress has      
repeatedly sought to limit              
implementation of the ,open ,skies      
,treaty in response to ,russian treaty  
violations1 including in the ,john ,s4  
,mc,cain ,national ,defense             
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bcb72 ,whereas 
the ,united ,states ,government has     
developed and deployed technology so    
that it does not gain significant       
additional intelligence from            
participating in the ,open ,skies       
,treaty2 and ,whereas participating in  
the ,open ,skies ,treaty costs the      
,united ,states hundreds of millions of 
dollars in unnecessary spending3 ,now1  

therefore1 be it  ,that-- 7#a7 the      
,united ,states ,government should      
declassify to the maximum extent        
possible1 without materially or         
immediately threatening the security of 
the ,united ,states1 its intelligence   
and assessments regarding ,russian      
exploitation of the ,open ,skies ,treaty
 to undermine ,united ,states national  
security2 and  7#b7 the ,united ,states 
should withdraw from the ,open ,skies   
,treaty4